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ENTRÉE EVENTS

Nicolas Boutin and Agustin Balbi and
Hideaki Sato Shane Osborn David Ting and Pearl Shek

2016 For our fourth awards
THE SEAFOOD ROOM, video, we chose four chefs
CAUSEWAY BAY from different backgrounds
to tell us how Hong Kong
inspired them—and
Up high on the 26th fl oor of had each create a dish to
Tower 535, we celebrated the encapsulate the city.
new edition of the guide with a
full house of industry friends—
we managed to welcome
INSIDER
more than 480 of them before
closing the metaphorical Marcel Bertaud,
gates, as we simply couldn’t Jonathan Mather,
fi t any more though the doors. Thibault Jacquet
With Hong Kong’s sparkling
skyline stretched out before
us, we announced the new
crop of Top 20 restaurants
and the year’s special award
recipients—including our fi rst
ever Local Champion winner,
May Chow, who had taped a
heartfelt video to accept her
award. The Seafood Room may
have closed in mid-2017, but
the fond memories remain.
Benjamin Liang
and Christy Liang

TOP 20 RESTAURANTS
AMBER | GADDI’S | RHODA | ARCANE | GOLDEN FLOWER | ROBUCHON AU DOME
BELON | JADE DRAGON | SHINJI BY KANESAKA | CAPRICE | LAI HEEN | TA VIE
DUDDELL’S | THE OCEAN | THE TASTING ROOM | EPURE |
OTTO E MEZZO | YAN TOH HEEN | FISH SCHOOL | PEARL DRAGON

BEST OF THE YEAR

Best New Restaurant, Readers’ Choice SECOND DRAFT | Best New Chef XAVIER BOYER, GADDI’S
Best Pastry Chef MICHAEL PRETET, AMBER | Local Champion MAY CHOW
Best Cocktails BUENOS AIRES POLO CLUB | Best Interior Design RHODA
Restaurateurs of the year BLACK SHEEP RESTAURANTS

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